Folding bottle-basket



(No Model.) I

G. SGHLERETH & M. KATZENBERG.

FOLDING BOTTLE BASKET. I

No. 430,255. Patented June- 17, 1890.

wmwm 72.713126211136794 354 444 01 Gimme/11 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEGEORGE SCHLERETH AND MILTON KATZENBERG, OF ALBUQUERQUE, TERRITORY OF NEWMEXIOO.

FOLD l NG BOTTLE-BASKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,255, dated June 17,1890.

Application filed March 4, 1890. Serial No. 342,599. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE SOHLERETH and MILTON KATZENBERG, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Albuquerque, in the county of Bernalilloand Territory of New Mexico, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Folding Bottle-Baskets; and we do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill-enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a partof thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inportable folding baskets for bottles; and it has for its object togenerally improve upon the construction and to render more durable andefficient in use this class of inventions.

To the above ends and to such others as the invention may pertain thesame consists in the peculiar construction and in the novel combination,arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed, shown in the accompanying drawings, and then specificallydefined in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form apart of thisspecification, like letters of reference indicating like partsthroughout the several views, and in which drawings- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a basket constructed in accordance with myinvention,

the same being shown as open or in readiness to receive the bottles.Fig. 2 is a similar view of the basket as it appears when folded and inreadiness for storing or transportation.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the basket, which is made of a series of strips of sheetmetal so connected as to produce abasket divided into a series ofcompartments each adapted to receive a single bottle. In the presentinstance we have shown a basket provided with six compartments; but itwill be at once evident that the size of the basket and the number ofcompartments may be varied without departing from the spirit of ourinvention. I

B is a heavy strip of sheet metal, which extends longitudinally beneaththe center of the basket, the ends of said strip being turned upward atright angles to the body of the strip, as shown at B, and to the outerfaces of these upwardly-extended ends are riveted or otherwise securedthe lower ends of the strips 0, which strips extend vertically at theends of the basket, and at a point some distance above the upper edge ofthe basket they are bent inwardly, and their ends are secured to theends of the handle 0, which handle may be of either wood or metal, andis similar in all respects to the handles which are commonly used uponpails.

D D are strips of sheet metal pivoted at their ends to the verticalstrips 0 at the ends of the basket by means of pivots a, and from thesaid strips are bent so as to confornrto the shape of the basketdesired. These strlps are arranged in pairs upon opposite sides of thevertical strips 0, the inner ends of the strips in each pair beingpivoted upon a common pivot.

E E are strips of metal, the ends of which are secured to the innerfaces of the vertical strips 0, and the said strips E are twisted atintervals, so as to form the alternating horizontal and verticalportions E and E The horizontal portions E of the several strips Epresent together two or more series of horizontal surfaces, one directlyabove the other, throughout the longitudinal center of the basket, andat the longitudinal center of each of these horizontal portions isprovided a vertical ear E to which ears are pivotally secured the innerends of the arms F, the 0pposite' ends of which arms are soldered orotherwise secured to the inner faces of the strips D, the said arms thusserving to both strengthen the basket and also as divisions between theseveral compartments.

The vertical spaces E of the strips Eare connected by means of verticalstrips G, the lower ends of which strips are securely soldered orotherwise suitably secured to the upper face of the central bottom stripof the basket. The bottom is provided with intermediate strips Bas'shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that a basket constructed in accordance with ourinvention will be inexpensive and may be easily constructed. It willserve to securely hold in place the bottles, and when not in use thedevice may be folded within asmall compass for convenience in storage ortransportation.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new is t 1. Aportable folding bottle-basket composed of strips connected to form arectangular subdivided basket, the transverse strips of which arepivotally connected at the 1ongitudinal center, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

2. The portable folding bottle-basket described, composed of a pluralityof cross and longitudinal strips, a central longitudinal strip arrangedat the bottom, with the crossstrips pivoted thereto, and a handleconnected to said central strip and having the crossstrips pivotedthereto, substantially as shown and described.

3. The portable folding bottle-basket herein vdescribed, composed of thecentral longitudi-

